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R. G. BROWN.

MULTIREGORD PHONOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1917.

1,334;076. Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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R. 6. BROWN.

.MULTIRECORD PHONOGRAPH.

APPLICATIONHLED APR. 30, I917.

1,334,076. Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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MULTIRECORD PHONOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1917.

Patented Mar. 16,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3v R. 6. BROWN.

MULTIRECORD PHONOGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1917.

1 334076. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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IEULTI1%EGRD-PHONO GRAPH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Mar. 16, 1920.

Application filed April so, low Serial No. 165,381.

me it may concern:

iown :l it 1, llonnntr G. llitow r, the limited States, and residing chore in the county of Delaware to of Pennsylvania, have invented a anc improved lllultirecord-Fhonomph, or which the following specification disclosi e.

in vention relates to automatic phonot g diflert-int records and it construction adapted more espeilling centrally perforated c 1' ords sun-h are employed in machines of the Victor type.

ush disk-playing machines as hare herere lit 1 ercially available are capaplaying an gle records only and make "or nutoniatiez'dly playing a r a phonograph. is seriously impnireo.

- 4- b fl ,\1 l"'n,n l l r 1 11 1c omis on out nus one, star it t. is could he the utility of such ma lily enhanced.

in contemplation a all autonrticsll play in any l'il'fiflfiiifl'l'llnl, group oi which Will automatically perious operations incidental thereli Inc; the stvlns, substituting if urninpj lus the e; ooint and placing it on the pla fithrongh the some. 3.! s "ention e: to render :"cilahle a me han cal org nizatiou that will. autoall}? ncl'iieve one or wore oi: the followis: to play one record once; I)" o record any nunil'rer of times; .o play t '0 elected records in succes- (21) to play two IGKOTCS successively er of times; to play three rccsivcly; (f) repeat dly play an orzniz 1 too 1 a in ca lly,

izumoer o. times rooms succ ively; (f/l to play successive a long series of annoyance of successively placing e machine on each occasion. lthas" This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of parts and in the unique relation of the 1116111- hers and. in the relative proportioning and disposition thereof; all as more completely outlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend the underlying features thereof that they may enibooly the some by the numerous modifications in structure and relation contemplated by this invention, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed as a part of this disclosure, and in such drawings, like char actors of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which:

Figure l is a plan, partly broken away of a phonograph; showing the Various elements more or less diz-igraniniatically. Fig.

is an end elevation looking in the opposite direction. Fig. 10 is an enlarged plan of the cams controlling the roulette for transi ei'ring the records Fig. 11 is a plan of the 051131 for determining the frequency of? replayin i ns. 12, 13 and M are views showin no action of the record grapple tor picking up, playing and releasing the record. Fig. 1.5 is a detail showing in side elevation a sound-box With/electrical conta t means thereon. Fig. 16 is a iront elevation of the sound-box, and Fig. 17 is a detail showingrthe electrical contact Working fingers. p

Continuing now by Way of a more detailed ai'ialysis, it may he explained that the drawgs herein are largely diagrammatic in plained. Suitably mounted liv a case or mine C is a turntable D which is adapted to re eive records and to rotate the same for purposes and pivotally mounted adsound-reproducer E jacentsaid table is a .racter so that thegeneral characteristics of this invention may be more eas1ly'exwhich may be any conventional character such as those employed on the so-called Victor or Columbia machines and which essentially embouy a sound-box and astylus therefor adapted to enter the groove of the record. In this instance this embodies a tone-arm 1 pii'oted to swing about the axis 2 and carrying at its forward end supplemental tone-a1 3 carrying a sound-box provided with the nsuai stylus 5. In this instance, the natural. adherence of the stylus to the groove of the record is depended upon to carry the tone-arm from its initial to its finishing point.

This invention embodies in ans for automatically raising the stylus from the record atthe conclusion of the playing so as to permit the tone-arm to be returned to its initial or starting position. This means comprehends a lifte which here assumes the form of an arm 5 which is arc-shaped and extends underneath a projection (3 so that when the arm is bodily iifted the sound-box will be lifted sufficiently to clear the record.

in the cycle rotation of the shut will uplift the arm 5 through the den portion '1' and thereby elevate the so that it may, by means which wi quentiy be described, be returned initial starting point.

The main shaft F is driven by a ously running erect ric 1"10'501 suitablr lo cated in cas A sui e transmissi r tends from the motor aid shai means in the nature of clutch or arranged in said transmis o connc and disconnect the same. Uucn means erein iis'anced by a pulley i1 and a ben; 17, a driven pulley 13 on the rertcai shaft- 14:,

worin 15 on the shaft 1-idapted to be meshed by aid'wo m the shaft i. Ii this case is obtained by so mounting the arm t may be thrown out of mesh with tie ing gear to which is perrna 3f the shaft F and to that end the mounted at 1? in such a lower end can be swung toward from the 16. This is tchieved by an automatic 1 soon as the i V" a...

r device which as stylus reaches the end of the record) will throw the arm into mesh to cause the shaft F to rotate through one cycir among other things, cause raise the cient time turned to its initiai po it slowly into the recor n atio i astrimicntslit" mechanical i which are adapted to ride rd so that when ti ey reach the sound groove tiiey will both cona circuit closer in the nature of a thin inetaiic water indicated by '7 on Fig. l fastened at a proper point to said record.

This ciose. the circuit through wi' 21 and 5.2, (iQi'lVEP'Z current tron: a suitably located battery o other source of electriclty, and

a circuit 1- e A eieinents in t.

"C: g oi: the contact 5 town by Fig. which b an automatic stop device th ou 'h .1210 eiectro-ma 'net H and n i a (,l L

tel :s operat d t be later descr bee; the 'i'liiCtiOl] of said circiit oreaker being to pre out the acci- T neshing of the worm 15 during 'ltation oi cam shaft 3.

Mic automatic means for connecting the worn 15 x l a the gear 16 operates by a single inipu t, 5 th electro-magnet H first to e ish Fer-t ansuitting connection iropriate time to auto 1 as a magnet. ans oi combir d iting fulcrum. The ses the worm-controlrelatching lever 26. *oted together at l3,

27 sect.- to the base of the case an. has a on: treated wing 28 ca lying i 1 5 1. W. 0 m, ."P u W 1 inc 1 were no and do ma made or sheet meta. and to oreierably channeilever :25 being used to Uta dard 27 and aiso to ca 1011 pivots it to the com 7o- The ilziige 's e point 30 rnnng lug i "i ever the lever and thereto. A spring the lever 26 and through a window window 39 in the s being sufiiciently t A an osciilation oi the 3;. 1 about i it to a slight extent under the pull of the magnet. The extension a; o a i '1" 1 ro'videl with a notch -ereb 'iter ocl ed with the i reiatching lever it is aiso provided L1 whereby it may abut against the Worm-carrying lever to oveihem', and thus prevent the liziii'' ite being ice deeply meshed Wih ihie were]. from V V the driving gem 1K The operrmon device is es follows; the ihagneb is eiiergi i when the si iuS reaches the end the 31300 i1; flieieupoii eh eiineeui'e 85 ees the notch 4O 11 i e rel ehizig "9" spring (hue mg a 1 its end pirposes they he 1e. 7, about the fixed; pivot A.

e Worm 15 into mesh with the \vi mien being limited by the seoi' with 2L step the side of 333F179 GXtBilSKl 7. The

the e i the .Yhen (he Sheff: i I

opei'eives again; '51:: reieteh i ever about th th 2 Pete .he (ii'Cl it 811 3-3 'Ihm; A Wing 2 F, hm. S0011 fie i i;- Z) comes my v thereby shiiti 526 from the TOW! the vet A") mil; whee n the lev 1e cem I gxessui-e been opened sales") new elose up 11 the he Lie-ally treneporl. 0 records from :1 and placing them in playing position on the 'turii-tabie, will now be described. This mechanism comcharacterche tum the desired more 31V 1;: i i and i" provided 1e eeeptefi to engage the record in 0i its er hole when the has been tin-est said A cellar to leave a etiveeh the iihiS space points i 1 i t the eciva'm'ng rim to e1-- urgei action 1. .L APRIL :1 e

he up in eeeriel tiieii diameters em in 210001; desired he eo-zixiei order the;

ion prope w e curate y -,eie pose and 'The 6s e eteekec up on cor ,x. indicate by Figs. 3 and 12, and {To compensate for the heights of the different i e e a elves.

POW acts as G "the recor- J, ompletio':

e now rises whei'eimon then trans lei- beilig sliclahlv in expansile oer :fhis post 111 lts position, so th upper end may ()Sfiil and in p4 to tiansfix the F as they are 9710:: le i on lost remitp post 'Wii in bi. Th grapple I 2111? record and will be i, IQSSWOll and will then line (o-axially therev-rith aael a 11': record; and the cycle will we ften as desired. 'oing description has, for the 1:: ratchet; Y and clearness, been given in hn with ,.le only; but on a imu'iher to act simullength 0: the 2,7,. 1, With a xe pawl 61 will onsunied in reth dropping it, engaging a .JOl'tillQ it to ti o turn-table, 1t thereon will necessarily m, i it}- v however, a

e of a ef to act simularm 65 c is transoorting ihe shoulder as turn-table, the on the shaft the new record to %5 own to raise considerable saving" ac iion of a o it clown This r uyges it the be reduced prothree grapples result of experiioauzcl that the intervening more than about ten will en- 1e sgraonle. awl 61 aguin e shown to 'sm oi' manipulatthe prinof 1 s pre- N is ptefhandle the Lpples so that emits ill be pi\e" nature, g means could. employed. cor m'ises three a ms 69, 70

ow up whei move later- A; roulette iCllD radiating from a common center shaft 72 and suitably secured thereto as by 5 means of the clamp plates 73 anclM. The

shaft 72 is mounted in a bearing 7 5 and a step hearing 76 so as to be capable not only dating is said bearings but also of being lifted up and down therein in an axial direction to effect at correspording movement of the roulette. [it the e iorliity oi? each arm the rou ette, ii grog c J of th character m cribed, d and these disposed in 2. angular manner so as to cause all of around the serene circlir th ey are entirely Syllllllc' to one :mothcr. The axes of the tin-11 :able oi the depository and of the A symmetric-ally c and so that,

. ervoir are ell. related to the axis of the roulette and ere the same distance therefrom as the grapples so that when one grapple "co-axial with, say the turn-table, the others Will be respecti rely co-e-Xial with the reservoir and the depository. The means for rotating the roulette step-by-step and for periodically reising and lowering it will now be described.

The roulette is periodically raised and lowered h a coin U; an is rotated -te j low-step another cam i;

These two cams ll'G so related to one another thatv the'lowering cam functions only after the rotating coin has positioned the rep 1 on the roulette in coaxial elinezient with the turn tidfe depository and re Heir resge .iyely. ing end lower com S beers ie under side of a collar or shoulc e" to the shaft T it the lowering one thi coils" test-i I. .irj-h l 78 of the com tted as shown b puts the flat 1 is construitl. lletwee is cut its and is A portions 81 and 8:1- leidix opening. During the rote one or! the pins 77 will h icted by the reduelly to en- 1 roulette opening Edited will he in:

lip 81 end caused A 1 TVA v "P :Ulfg. ,rJihWli, ion in e. grediiinclin stop by the flat "-icd by on intere]. no rise one.

' l... I: .c y to lie o 2 time Oi 1600105 i orn the turrctel'ile yieldi L an d it;

sinimltene cs action .1 as before in've o. tewsecond -rval between the s n it "found in prec- 9 HQ T i m is a ,tet moo-ii i and noiselessly. It will he recalled that a. metallic Water on the record, operated the clectro-megnet to start and stop the main controlling shaft l upon which the cams and P are mounted. Accordingly, the afore- Sitlii movements synchronized in relation to the end cl :1 record. The turn-table may he kept continuously in operetion'by means of E (illlVl'flg wheel 84: secured to the upper end of the sh. i: and hearing against the ier periphery of the rim or flange S of Lee turntable, By me is oiien adjustable automatic counter the main driving motor illi'ej)? he mu to after any predeter- 1111? l oer of records have been played;

and ii Way on est; series of records may be played, or only a port of the series or either one, two or three records may be played successively over and over again as .1 my times as desired euton ietic stop here instzinced as ould be records 111 the maximum number the; it might he desired to play over as a ser es. Thus esshown by hhg. Qthere zre seven teeth, and this device therefore i be pleyei zdopted to admit seven records to -1 before stopping the motor. A. scale 90 is arranged on an exposed portion of thocese by setting the pointer 91 of the indicator at on appropriate point on this scale,

rorrespond l 3 series of rec rds may be lie en'ect of so setting this pointer to lift up the segment 8-8 end engage the caster-min tooth thereof with a. spiral convolution adopted to, adant one tooth for each revotion ofthe shaft l llhen the lost tooth b zed by the spiral 92, thesleeve S6 is permitted to drop and brings the sh older egeiiist the lower blade 23 of nminhers ed 534 thereby openthe circuit in the [03 9% and 95 which trol, the supply of electricity to the mam motor G Ni ii the consequence that by e. catch 96 so as to be rendered inoperative. The normal. stopping position ofthe I l tneijoachine will forthwith cease its opera,-

roulette is one-sixth of a revolution out of co-exiel eiliiicment with the turn-table, The motor is now started by lifting the indicator R- and replacing it opposite the third division of the scale, or opposite the sixth division in cese it is desired to play the series twice. l orthWitln'the turntable starts, and the electrical cost-act blades shown in Fig. 16 will close the circuit through a metallic strip 97 secured to the turn-table. This throws the worm 15 into action and the roulette rotates a sixth of a revolution and then drops to engage the first record in the reservoir. It then rises and carries said record toward the turn-table. On its way, the edge of the record hits the edge 98 of a swinging arin S which is pivoted at 99 and by means of this short arm 100 and linl: 101 is connected With a short arm 102- extending from the tone-arm. This swings the tone-arm toward the startin point a distance in proportion to the diameter of the record. The roulette continues. to carry the record toward the turn-table and places it thereupon; whereupon the stylus is low ered and the playing begins. it the conclusion of the record the stylus is raised and the record is also raised lifting up the record which has been played and also lifting up a new record from the reservoir. The cycle is then repeated and the series may he replayed as many times as desired. {living to the fact that the releaser M has been rendered inoperative, no records will be deposited but will be carried around by the roulette. In case but two records are placed in the reservoir, the operation will he as above described, but when an empty arm of the roulette comes over the turn-table the metallic strip 97 will immediately close the circuit and start the roulette again in rotation Without Waiting for the time ordinarily required in replaying any record. This in crement is slight and will hardly be noticed. In case but one record is carried by the roulette the last mentioned operation be twice repeated in each continuous o In case four or more records are placed in the reservoir the releaser M will he placed in action so as to deposit records the depository.

Without further anal sis, the fore oing q Y a will so fully reveal the of this in -zen sou that others can by aoplving current v i 1 I edge readily adapt it ror various app trons Without orznttnig certain be prior art,

'lroi'n the standpoint or t constitute essential cl generic or specificaspec; J and therefore such ac ptati are intended to be comprehended Within the of the grasp a record at a supply station and to lift it bodily and convey it to and deposit it on said turn-table.

2. A phonograph for automatically play ing different records in succession, combining a turn-table; a lifting ar n; a grapple depending therefrom; means for depressing said grapple to engage a disk record at the center hole thereof; and means for causing said arm to 5" ing to deposit a record ce rally on said turn-table.

ingdifferent records in succession, conibni ing a turn-table; a convey-er adapted to be rotated about ertical aXi a number of gra dept o Iron: said cont yer; an ciei': r for supporting a stack of records; and means for actuating said elevator and grapples to seize the uppermost record by its center hole and convey it froi'n said stack to said turn-table.

5. A phonograph for automatically play ing different records in succession, combining a turn-table; a plurality of grapples synnnetrically related to a vertical an elevator for supporting a of records; inc-ans simultaneously swinging said iles step by step about said axis and for in intermittently raising and lowering said grapples to seize a record and co it from stack to said turn-table; a tone arm; and means for automatically deterininn the position of said tone-arm during the transit of each record.

6. A. phonograph for automatically pla) ing different records in succession, conibining a turn-table; a horizontal spider; a number of grapple. arranged thereon equidistantly from its axis and from each other: and pivotal means rotating said spider to enable said grap is to n 'ilift the records, and for rotating; said uplifted spider to convey said records automatically to and from said turntable.

7. Br phonograph iue' different reco. iu s cces. .ing a. turn-table: a -::entrall v record thereon; an auto 'said ord at L in in lived 1 said M Joule trruplift said record from said turi'i-tahlc the conclusi n of i f. a. and tor carrying" it to a deposit- O11; illlil lllQiilFS 101 Z naticallv releasgrapnie iroui said record at said 111g different records in succeseion, combining a turn-table; e grapple formed of a dependent pest and a pawl automatically prejeetling laterally there." em to engage a regard at its 001;? 1.- hole; and means for movi said grapple to remove records from said turn-table 01' to deposit records 011 said in nmtieelly playu eessien, eombinelevator; a stack of ildle for receiving;

ate? and spinrelated; :1 spider U three elements and d to be rotated and e0dil*--,/ uplifted; a mind e2: of automatic g-"awples symmetri (rally reletec't to the pivot 01' said spider; L

memes for int .sm'lttent actuating; said splder.

10'. A phenogmp for b sic-ally playing different records in W esion, combiniz'lg; a turn-table; an elevzqter for supporting e'l ee-Ad dis (:2; spying i501 eounte1= 'mlzu'lcing the Weight 01 the disks on e )l rmehet mechanism "501* eaumng ele'veter; said elevate rise to compensate fer reme "ml, O'l'i' a record; :me eutome'ie mechanism for successively tmneperting; diske from said elevate:- to said turn-table.

11. A plaeneggmph $03: automatically play ing: different records in. SL166 ssion combinil tum-tzdvle; a spring; lifted eselble center um 1 l pple L e A: with the being EMENMPOKL bed A 'eeol'd disk e3 said 535 tmn-teble to permit it to be rotated thereby.

wpl10negzjmnh o eutenmtieal IR i119; different reewde inssueceselem celeb? roulette cempnsmg three symmetrn a T2,, i 6 located eqm-dlstzmt from the mils of saw. :1 deQUSl'li reserved 01 erg; 1- k M Jere-table symmetmeeily relzmid 0 the 21x15 of and, 'reulette; and nezz'ns fer L perlodica-lly operating said reulette to trans-- raisin VOll to turn- 10. A plane diffeli'e in 2:- tm. stylus; e.

voir to em and LOWGHLQ; e

"leally ple bin- " with the 1.

SEZCCQDSMFL 1 W lli 1 I (A l d, l e eglus; a, member .hevmg a degem edz'xpted to GE'UJHI the center hele of :1 4 l i .7

and hafing pend the recor 1 "be; Lo 21 for eriations in the sizes thereof; and means for automatically stoppilg said rouleete at one 3 reservoir after the been played.

toum-ucally playcembinrecolcls; :1 nlQZU-l l tlllllSfGfthe re ul'VOll to the A phonograph for 20 di recorels in 1. telkh mmchines ly a disk and to swing vlly with a record l oosliion thereto, mcl

e pla o slti and s2 1d rou- S at of such DOSllZlGn.

1t for talking mm l a ertically-movable s ecluplezi to cm a disk record, and to l the sense to rem VG without being (1e 29. gregh fez automatically playfrom such means. is ll lecol'e i S CQB b? u an chment for talking me.- 35 it Pile; a So ndoil g chines, horizontally and. vertically-movable s u; e eeposito re means adapted to carry a clisla: r cord, and records; me to pemnit the same to revolve without being cling; s cle uellecl from such means, and automatie: sally-controlled operating means for said 10 l named means. 1

re 29. Tl e combination in an -attachment sii telkingmechines, with the, sound-box 11F.

with its stylus and the turntable'of a tall ing-machine, of :2, disk-record carrier provided wiizh means hold record above the level of sekl tenet-able, and to permit-said recol'cl to clescen onto seicl turntable to be A l llerefrom Without 2.1151 thee raisee t ulg ehscon'oectecl from Bald means, to swing said 63173161 011 a ho11zontal name, as wisest ed by the twosubscribing 7 mews wltnesses. e cluciny the interval a T m A we J 4 l the P21151219 and lowenng o the RQBAJ EROXVN' stylus in (letermmmg on each reee lViinesses LEON MINTZ, B. COOKIE.

ehty "for automatically 'tmg of the styms rd 1n uecesslon to compensate 

